Nashville-based, Pacific Northwest-raised singer-songwriter Garrett Hendricks has released new single “Anthony,” which focuses on the experience of grief. Written after a childhood friend’s early death by overdose, Hendricks “delves into an aftermath that’s all too common.” The song hails from his album, Northwest & Southbound, out October 8, 2025.

Hendricks shares:

I wrote this song as an exercise in empathy. Sure, there are my own feelings about my friend in there, but I also tried to write from the perspective of the direct family and friends who were left behind in the wake of that loss.

I’ve had a lot of people come up and share their own stories after hearing me play that song. So I hope that telling my friend’s story helps others process their own.

Throughout Northwest & Southbound, Hendricks “tries to make sense of mortality and all its struggles.” In the years leading up to his move to Nashville, Hendricks faced a series of personal losses as well as a health scare that threw into sharp relief how fragile life is.

He says:

I saw firsthand that death can come out of nowhere and that often working-class people can lose their abilities to chase their dreams as victims of unfair systems. I wanted to share with listeners how I took that as the impetus to chase my dreams while I can with whatever time I have–and they should, too.

Northwest & Southbound was Produced by Caleb Fisher (Gabe Lee, Stephen Wilson Jr.) and features musicians with a diverse range of credits, including Nikki Lane, Whitey Morgan, King Margo, and River Shook.